Xenoarchaeology

Xenoarchaeology can be defined is the scientific study of the material remains of past extraterrestrial life activities, as well as the scientific study of what those remains reveal about them and their culture. It has also been called exo-archaeology. Alternative spellings like xenoarcheology and exo-archeology are commonly found.

It studies and interprets the following categories of evidence:

• artifacts: objects created by humans or extraterrestrials that are pertinent to extraterrestrial life, and its presence on Earth.
• biofacts or ecofacts: organic materials with xenoarchaeological relevance. Examples include, e.g., the plants that were modified at a molecular level in Crop Circles, possible alien bodies retrieved at crash sites, ...
• architecture / structures: these include bases, buildings, other engineered structures, etc. These can be found on Earth and off-planet. Think, e.g., of the Face on Mars, or possible ruins and bases on the Moon or Mars, etc.
• features / landscapes: large scale architecture that involves, e.g., several buildings typically requires alterations to the surrounding landscape.
• written and oral traditions: mythologies from all over the world tell stories of extraterrestrial visitors and their technology.

In its initial stages, it may also make use of more exotic secondary sources of evidence like Remote Viewing, stories that contactees have been told, as well as channeling.

 Source: Adapted from: Manuel Lamiroy, Introduction to Xenology, 2020.